LEITA

Anerca, Breath of life

Country:
Finland
Genres:
Feature Documentary
Producer:
Markku Lehmuskallio
Language:
Finnish, Sami, Swedish
Length:
87 min
Writer:
Johannes Lehmuskallio, Markku Lehmuskallio
Year:
2020
Edition
RIFF 2020

This film is about indigenous cultures living in the Artic Circle within the borders of the states of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Greenland, Canada, Alaska and Russia. The cultures themselves did not draw up these borders. Rights have been violated. Ways of life inherited from ancestors have largely been crushed, but the inner worldview of the people has withstood these challenges and remained intact, at least until now.

Jury Prize for Most Innovative Feature Film at Visions du Réel